Disposable infant shirt



April 4, 1967 J. A. LILLA ETAL 3,311,925

DISPOSABLE INFANT SHIRT Filed Feb. 20, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR5 JOHN A. L/LLA BY HH `'FNA l2 sc/mL//TA/O ATTOQA/E Y J. A. LILLA ETAL DISPOSABLE INFANT SHIRT April 4, 1967 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 20, 1964 A 7' TOQNE Y United States Patent 3,311,925 DISPSABLE INFANT SHEET .iohn A. Lilla, 23-35 29th Ave., Astoria, N.Y. 11102, and Helena R. Scicehitano, 620 Webster St., Shaniolrin, Pa. 17372 Filed Feb. Ztl, 1964, Ser. No. 346,329 1 Claim. (Cl. 2-111) This invention relates to infant wear and is particularly directed to disposable infant shirts. A

Infant wear, and particularly new-born baby shirts, are generally of the cotton close-knit wrap-around type which sometimes have buttons and other times have wrap-around strings which have to be tied around the babys back and/or stomach.

The present invention contemplates a baby slip-on shirt having small nylon tying strings appearing about the babys arms. Further, the shirt is of fine gan-ge linen and of a mesh-type configuration which has considerable strength in the vertical direction to assure no rupture or tear when diaper pins with the corresponding7 diaper attached creates a downward pull on the shirt fabric. Since the shirt is of mesh configuration, it is very absorbent and permits proper child breathing and ventilation and avoids the usual sweating effect created by other close-knit fabrics and wear.

It is therefore an object of the invention to provide improved infant Wear.

Another object of the invention is to provide an infants disposable shirt which has substantial strength in the vertical direction and is absorbent, and permits improved body breathing and ventilation.

Another object of the invention is to provide an infants disposable shirt which is simple in design and construction, inexpensive, durable, easily manipulated and Worn by the infant and conducive to mass production techniques.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a reading of the specifications and a study of the accompanying drawing, and wherein:

FIGURE 1 shows in perspective a disposable infants shirt according to the invention.

FIGURE 2 shows a plan view of the disposable infants shirt when assembled.

FIGURE 3 shows a sectional portion of the fabric used for the infants disposable shirt.

FIGURE 4 shows the infants shirt and a diaper arrangement when attached thereto.

Now referring to the drawing and particularly with respect to FIGURES 1 and 2, there is shown therein an infants disposable shirt 1 according to the invention and comprising dual sheeted shirt sides 2 and 3, each an image of the other, made of linen fine gauge mesh cloth and searned to each other along the shirt sides 4 and 5. The seam may be adhered by usual stitching means or by the use of adhesives which form a portion of the seam edges. The adhesive may become effective by the application of pressure and/ or heat along the said edges to permit the adherence of the edges and the corresponding sides. The adherence of the sides in the above fashion is sufficient to create the bond necessary, by stitching or adhesives, to assure proper wear for the infant.

The shirt is completely open along the upper portion thereof including that portion along the upper sleeve edges 6 and 7, the sleeves being covered or closed over by a pair of nylon strings or laces 8, 9. By permitting the opening as stated, the shirt quickly and easily fits over the infant and assures no discomfort or exposure of the child. After slipping on the shirt, the sleeves are quickly and conveniently tied. Further, since the sleeve is cornpletely opened, by untying the nylon string the shirt ICC can be easily slipped off the child in either the upward or downward direction without the necessity of causing discomfort to the child by making it extend its arms or otherwise undergoing some contortions to remove the shirt. This is important in small infants and especially in hospitals when a number of infants must be handled by only a few nurses. Since considerable care is required, the easier and more convenient it is 4to dress an infant, the more advantageous it will be to not only the hospital and its staff but to the parents who desire the utmost care of their offspring.

In FIGURE 3 there is shown a mesh-type configuration of the fabric used in the making of the baby shirt. The mesh design is such that the individual apertures are diamond-shaped with the greater length in the longitudinal direction. The sheets are actually stamped out to give the configuration shown, there being no necessity to weave the cloth, no wefts and warps to be concerned with, hence the reason for low costs. Because the sheets are stamped, there can be no slippage of the fibers, normally encountered where cloth is weaved, the threads bearing against each other. This is not present here because there is no weave and the sheet actually is one piece with apertures appropriately spaced. Hence the added strength which is inherent in the material. The added strength assures no unnecessary tearing when a babys diaper is attached, via safety-pins, to the babys shirt, the diaper normally being pulled in the vertical direction, as shown in FIG- URE 4.

In FIGURE 4, the shirt is slipped on and attached to an infant with the diaper attached thereto via the usual safety-pins. The movement of the infants legs does not represent any undue downward stress on the shirt and no tears or large holes will ensue accordingly.

From the foregoing it may be apparent that changes in form may be made without detracting from the true purpose and intent of the invention as enumerated in the foregoing objectives.

Having defined the invention, what is claimed is:

An infants disposable shirt comprising:

(a) a pair of separate opposing fine gauge mesh linen sides, each having side edges and opening forming portions at upper and lower extremities, and each comprising a singular unitary sheet having no weft or warp weave;

(b) a sleeve portion extending outward from each side edge, each sleeve portion including a string attached thereto and disposed to permit the sleeve portions to close when tied to a corresponding one of the strings, and

(c) adhesive securing means attached to said side edges and adhering the edges of one sheet to the corresponding edges of the other sheet.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 183,016 10/1876 Moeller 2-113 1,250,878 12/1917 I-Iigley 2-112 2,922,167 1/1960 Berlin 2-243 3,156,927 11/1'964 Grimm et al. 2-114 XR FOREIGN PATENTS 903,022 l/l954 France.

1,001,575 10/1951 France.

PATRICK D. LAWSON, Primary Examiner.

JORDAN FRANKLIN, RICHARD SCANLAN, IR.

Examiners. 

1. AN INFANT''S DISPOSABLE SHIRT COMPRISING: (A) A PAIR OF SEPARATE OPPOSING FINE GAUGE MESH LINEN SIDES, EACH HAVING SIDE EDGES AND OPENING FORMING PORTIONS AT UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES, AND EACH COMPRISING A SINGULAR UNITARY SHEET HAVING NO WEFT OR WRAP WEAVE; (B) A SLEEVE PORTION EXTENDING OUTWARD FROM EACH SIDE EDGE, EACH SLEEVE PORTION INCLUDING A STRING ATTACHED THERETO AND DISPOSED TO PERMIT THE SLEEVE PORTIONS TO CLOSE WHEN TIED TO A CORRESPONDING ONE OF THE STRINGS, AND (C) ADHESIVE SECURING MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID SIDE EDGES AND ADHERING THE EDGES OF ONE SHEET TO THE CORRESPONDING EDGES OF THE OTHER SHEET. 